Shoigu leads approval ratings among Russian Cabinet officials

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov came second with 3.89 points

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MOSCOW, July 3 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu again leads Cabinet officials in approval ratings, according to a poll conducted by the VTsIOM public opinion study center.

Shoigu, an old-timer of Russian government was graded 4.27 points remaining the most likable minister for Russians. The poll, conducted in June, also showed a slight improvement from the March indicator of 4.19 points.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov came second with 3.89 points. His rating slightly fell from March /3.94 points/ though his position is now better than later last year, when he was given 3.66 points.

Coming third is Shoigu's successor at the post of the emergency situations minister Vladimir Puchkov with 3.53 points /versus 3.54 points in March/.

The Finance, Labor and Energy ministers Anton Siluanov, Maxim Topilin and Alexander Novak were given 2.87 to 2.85 points, chief of government staff Sergei Prikhodko was rated 2.84 and Public Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova, Regional Development Minister Igor Slyunyayev and former minister of economic development Andrei Belousov were rated 2.84 to 2.8.